broken lug

[busbo]

In attempting to remove my right rear tire, I broke a lug off and cannot get the other nuts loose. Is there an easy way to succesfully remove the lugnuts? It seems as if they are rusted on. Is there a way to repair the lug?

Thanks for any help...

 

[Yardape]

Just remove them all, if one broke then replace them all. Take the brake drum off, hammer the lugs through the holes. To install the new ones, simply insert them in theholes and tighten the lugnuts onto them, this will **** them into place. If you have access to a pile of washers it would make this a bit easier. Might be a bit hard to get them to start in the holes and not spin as you tighten them, for this you can pry on the lugnut as you tighten it.

 

[firelt90bronco]

Sometimes using a hand tourch can heat the lugs up and expand on the stud. I had to break 4 lugs off my bronco and spun the teeth out of the right front spindle on one.

 

[rebelyelltex]

well if i were you man id just put your favorite brand of penetrating oil down and let it sit for a bit and just try and muscle them off. If a stud breaks, just simply take the drum off, hammer out the stud, and then put some new ones in. It will make it alot easier to just get new studs and lugs for when you need to take the wheel off.

 

[bluesman17]

Depending on the rotor you may want to replace that too if the lugs chewed up the holes bad enough so they wont spin

 

[busbo]

Thanks for the replys...I went ahead and changed all five studs...

Great place to come for advice...Thanks Again.

 

[Big Country]

yeah, this place rock for advice.